This is the port of 1.2.15 version of SDL for MorphOS. It is based on
Amiga SDL from Gabriele Greco. OpenGL code written by Lajos Nagy.
This archive contains only files needed by users. The SDK and source code
is available in separate archives:
dev/misc/powersdl_sdk.lha for SDK and
dev/misc/powersdl_src.lha for source code.
REQUIREMENTS: MorphOS 2 or MorphOS 1 with Update Pack #1.
Features:
- Hardware accelerated alpha blending and AltiVec blitters (MorphOS 2 or
newer)
- GL support
- Integrated SDL prefs with localization support
- Joysticks supported
- CDROM supported
- Overlay supported
- Good MorphOS integration. SDL programs can be controlled from
Exchange or via ARexx port, windows have an iconify button
New in version 16.1:
- Disabled internal display scaler which was not properly implemented.
This could cause problems when screen promotion was used.
New in version 16.0b
- Fixed a bug in smpeg.library initialization routine. It was replacing
TinyGL context used in parent powersdl.library thus breaking OpenGL
support if smpeg.library was used.
New in version 16.0
- Updated powersdl.library to SDL 1.2.15 (powersdl.library 16.0)
- Sublibrary revisions bumped
- Fixed endianess bug in SDL headers and libraries
New in version 15.10
- Fixed broken OpenGL support (broken since 15.0)
- Fixed regression bug in RW ops
- Updated powersdl_ttf.library to SDL_ttf 2.0.11
- powersdl_ttf.library 8.0
New in version 15.9:
- Fixed fullscreen video mode switching when using 16-bit gfx
- G5 friendly build
- Fixed RW ops again
New in version 15.7:
- Fixed color key and alpha blits
- Fixed triple buffering
New in version 15.6:
- Fixed AHI output
- Fixed *nix path handling in RW ops
New in version 15.4:
- Fixed SDL_FreeRW() call
New in version 15.3
- Fixed PowerBook support
- powersdl_sound.library updated to version 2.0
- SDL 1.2.14
- Many many fixed and other stuff
- Old V14 is included in archive just in case there are still some errors
- It has been so many years since last update... :)
New in version 14.0
- Fixed various performance problems with rendering functions - New CGX
accelerated render calls - powersdl.library updated to version 14.0 (added
missing SDL_REFromConstMem call)
- powersdl_gfx updated to version 11.0 (sdl_gfx 2.0.18)
- powersdl_image.library updated to version 9.5
New in version 13.0
- added smpeg.library
- fixed broken AltiVec blitter routine (fixes LGeneral graphics)
- fixed bug in AltiVec byte swapping routine which could lead into
corrupted graphics
- workaround for UAE bug (fixes blank gfx in fullscreen mode)
- re-enabled AltiVec alignment for SW surfaces
- enabled gamma setting (MorphOS 2 or newer)
- powersdl.library updated to version 13.0
- powersdl_sound.library updated to version 1.2 with AltiVec support
- powersdl_image.library updated to version 9.3 with AltiVec support and
uses sdl_image 1.2.7
- powersdl_mixer.library updated to version 8.7 with Altivec support and
supports for MP3 via smpeg.library
New in version 12.1
- fixed HW surface flip bug in fullscreen mode
New in version 12.0
- reverted some optimizations in cgx video driver since it had negative
impact on some SDL applications, however it is likely that SDL-UAE no
longer works (no time to check it out)
- fixed bug in cgx video driver which prevented SW->HW->SW surface switch
for SDL display in fullscreen mode (resize is always done in fullscreen
mode atm, this will change to next version again)
- added more MorphOS 2.0 support
- extended SDL_VideoInfo structure to match with the latest official SDL,
to support this main library was bumped to version 12
- libSDL.a now asks for powersdl.library V12
- SDK includes powersdl.library with full debug enabled
- intermediate release
Thanks goes to Harry Sintonen, Jacek Piszczek, Sigbjørn Skjæret, Mark Olsen and
Michal Wozniak for bugfixes and improvements. French catalog courtesy of Nicolas
Ramz. German catalog courtesy of Michael Garlich. Russian catalog courtesy of
Vinnny. Hungarian catalog courtesy of Karoly Balogh.
Source code for powersdl.library is available at
http://www.aminet.net/pub/aminet/dev/misc/powersdl_src.lha
Ilkka Lehtoranta, ilklehtyahoo.com